In Cleveland was celebrated the 50th anniversary of the NBA, and the East won again, but the big
new was the MVP, Glen Rice. Glen began the game in the bench. In the third quarter, he was on fire and established the best scorer mark in a quarter, with 20 points. The other great
feat was done by Michael Jordan, who made the first
triple-double in the All-Star Game. Besides, he was generous giving the last minutes of the game to Glen Rice. Usually, starter players use to play last minutes. In the West, the points were well distributed, with seven players with 10 or more points.

It was the last contest, till its recovery in 2000. Like in
Seattle '87, this edition presented a new star to the world, in this case
Kobe Bryant who won clearly in the final. The tenths disappeared of the scores.

It was a game with high scores. There were 6 players with 16 or more points. The first half was decisive for East, with a 15 points advantage (51-36). West commanded the second half (55-45), but it wasn't enough to win. Allen Iverson (who had been number 1 in the draft) was named MVP, with 19 points and 9 assists. He was one of the keys in the East victory, but probably
Kobe Bryant (with 31 points and 8 assists for the West) was better. In this game,
Red Auerbach came back to the All-Star Weekend after 30 editions coaching
the Eastern team. In the West team neither Stephon Marbury nor Samaki Walker
could play because of injuries.